South Dhaka

Country: Bangladesh
City: South Dhaka
Population: 17,000,940
Area: 304 km²

Mayor: Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh

Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (born 19 November 1971(is a Bangladeshi politician and current Mayor of South Dhaka. He previously served as a Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. Taposh was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad in Bangladesh General Election, 2008 from the Dhaka-12 constituency. In the 2014 general election he was elected unopposed to represent the Dhaka-10 constituency. In 2018 election he has been elected as member of parliament for consecutive third time. In 2020, he won the Dhaka Mayoral Election and became the mayor of Dhaka South. He gets status of Full minister from 8 August 2022 along with DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam.

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Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka is the most populous city in Bangladesh and the 20th largest city in the world. This city is the heart of the business, economy, and culture of Bangladesh. Dhaka is one of the most important cities in South Asia and is also known as the city of mosques. On the other hand, due to the daily traffic of 500,000 rickshaws in its streets, it is also known as the world capital of rickshaws. The previous name of this city was Jahangirnagar in the 17th century and during the Gorkani kings.